Honors Program Written Work Grading Guidelines:
10 points for each essay for each reader
10 for an absolutely flawless, perfect essay
-1 to -3 points for an incomplete answer
-1 point for significant grammatical errors
-1 ot -3 for lack of documentation and other specificity
-1 to -3 for sheer wrongness (e.g. Thomas Aquinas was a Muslim)
First Colloquium Criteria:
Critical reading of sources
Choice and argument of a coherent thesis
Appropriate preliminary and background research
Appropriate citation of sources
Appropriate use of formal English prose
Second Colloquium Criteria:
Critical reading of sources
Appropriate research in print and electronic media
Narrowing of topic to a central argument
Articulation of a clear thesis and argument
Consistent argumentation of thesis
Appropriate citation of sources
Appropriate use of formal English prose
Third Colloquium Criteria:
Critical reading of sources
Appropriate research in print and electronic media
Narrowing of topic to a central argument
Articulation of a clear thesis and argument
Consistent argumentation of thesis
Appropriate citation of sources
Appropriate use of formal English prose
Fourth Colloquium Criteria:
Critical reading of sources
Choice of appropriate subject matter
Ample research in print, electronic media and scholarly databases, evidenced by bibliographical material
Appropriate choice of material for class presentation
Well chosen articulation of presentation
Well organized discussion points
Confident steering of class discussion, with substantive discussion questions
Clear organization of written report
Articulation of clear thesis of written report
Appropriate citation of all sources, print, electronic and other
Appropriate use of formal English prose